Question

Each of the following issues must be addressed by flood mitigation strategies. For which issue is it the most difficult to assign monetary (money) values to the costs and benefits of the flood mitigation strategy?(1 point)
Responses

protecting ecosystems
protecting ecosystems

protecting homes and businesses
protecting homes and businesses

protecting infrastructure (roads & bridges)
protecting infrastructure (roads & bridges)

protecting communication systems
protecting communication systems

Answer 1

protecting ecosystems

Ecosystem values (biodiversity, habitat, cultural and existence values, many ecosystem services) are largely non-market and diffuse, making them the most difficult to quantify in monetary terms compared with homes, roads, or communication systems.